Unit Notes:
• Minimum 2 years of experience - must be recent, within the past 6 months.
• 50 mile radius rule, must not live within 50 miles of the facility - must provide current driver's license with submit
• CANDIDATES CAN NOT HAVE WORKED PERM AT A CSH FACILITY WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS - NO EXCEPTIONS
• Could float to sister facility, Mercy Gilbert
• Travelers are required to pass a dysrhythmia exam through UNA (WITH 2 MAX ATTEMPTS) within 24-48 hours of receiving offer. If they do not pass in 2 attempts, they will be made a DNU for CSH AZ & Sac regions
• Will take a pass/fail Sim lab on day 1 of orientation. If traveler fails Sim, they will be sent home and made a DNU for 6 months for CS AZ facilities (except Yavapai) and CS Sacramento.

Unit: Observation
• # beds: 16 bed. It is an extension of ER.
• Certs: BLS, ACLS required. Critical thinking skills a must.
• Ratios: 0
• Charge Nurse: Yes, 24/7
• Nurse Aides: PCTs staffed per cesus for primary care.
• Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd weekend.
• Holidays: Will rotate with core staff.
• Scrub Color: Navy
• Vents: No vents, bipap, or cpap.
• Hospitalist or Intesivist in house: Hospitalist covers call.
• IV Team: No
• RT 24/7: Yes
• Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
• Floating: Yes, to any tele/medsurg floor.
• Floor specific orientation: 2 days on the floor.
• Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Chest pain r/o MI, post heart cath - no sheaths, stable pre-CABG, post IR and Endo procedures. Non-titration Amio, Cardizem, Labatolol.
• Additional Notes: No ETOH withdrawl unless 3 days out.

Cancellation Policy:
• Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks

Charting System: Cerner